Law of Life

An old man, disappointed in life, died. He was honest and could not tolerate dishonest people. When he met the Lord in heaven, he asked, ‘If human beings are your creation, then all of them are your children. Why are there so many differences amongst them?’

God replied kindly, ‘Each person who is born on this earth has a unique message to offer to the world. It is only through these lessons one understands life and Godliness.’

When people tell lies, it implies that things are not as they seem. The truth is beneath. Look at their facade. Their original face is behind their facade. Look closely at ones facade and discover their original faces.

When someone dies, it reminds us that nothing is permanent. Life is impermanent. So don’t take life for granted.

When one criticises you, it teaches that no two people are alike.

When some one breaks your heart, it teaches you that loving someone does not always mean that the love will come back to you.

When someone cheats you, it teaches you that the root cause of evil is greed.

Even good deeds offer their own messages. Hence, the world is like a university teaching us in unique ways always. Let your life be one of learning, learning and learning.

Learn to do everything from love and devotion. Be grateful to everything. Then our owner, the good Lord would shower love and blessings. This is the law of life.

With devotion, your third eye or intuitive eye opens, and you would see many meaningful co-incidences occurring in your life. You will see the mysterious hand of God blessing you.

When you unfold, it appears so simple and clear; but on leaving this place everything appears to be difficult to practise?

We are not individuals; we are a collection of many ‘I’s.’ The ‘I’ that listens to me is different; the ‘I’ that creates problem is different. I am a father, with reference to my son, I am a son with reference to my father, I am a boss with reference to my subordinate … so I am multiple ‘I’s.

So every ‘I’ has to be transformed. Hence, it appears to be difficult.

In the ‘presence’ of a Master, the purity in him brings the best ‘I’ in you and you find the unfoldment simple. Without the Master’s ‘presence,’ there are chances of negative ‘I’s emerging.

Buddha advised his disciples to move around with five seekers, so that one’s ‘presence’ would impact the other. One’s purity would empower the other.

It appears that we are forgetful and hence don’t practise what has been taught?

Atmasmaranam … self-remembering is very important aspect in one’s life. We have to remind ourselves of the great teachings of enlightened masters. When we are forgetful, unconsciousness takes over. We have to become conscious and remember that we have to dis-identify with the wrong self. The wrong self has its survival games. We have to see them clearly and give a conscious shock with an understanding. We have to observe how the wrong self is a function of the ‘lower self’ and the game of life is to operate from the ‘higher self.’ This is not difficult, but one has to practise with joy. Don’t work for joy instead work out of joy.

Man is not a unity of many ‘I’s’ but multiple ‘I’s. Is this not a dis-empowering statement?

Truth is not dis-empowering. Whatever the truth, one should be able to see it. Truth does not operate in a way to please one. Truth reveals facts of life. Do you want to be with fact or fiction?

Further, we can unify all the ‘I’s.’ That is the alchemy that spirituality invites us to taste. We can do that only if every ‘I’ in us is driven by a principle. We should be principle oriented. The foundations of our lives must be based on goodness. Every ‘I’ should be anchored on transformation. Transformation means growth. If all ‘I’s’ are based on transformation, then we become individuals. Or else, we would be like those seated in a chariot with each horse galloping in different directions. Let all horses run in the same direction. Let all the ‘I’s’ envision transformation. What a challenge! What a project!